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To contrast statements in German, you can use a specific set of adverbial connectors.

### However: jedoch and allerdings

To express "however", use **jedoch** or **allerdings**. 

Because these connectors are adverbs, they take up the first position in the sentence. To maintain the strict verb-second (V2) rule, the conjugated verb must immediately follow, pushing the subject into the third position.

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### On the Other Hand: dagegen

To mean "on the other hand" or "by contrast", use **dagegen**. It behaves exactly like *jedoch* and *allerdings*.

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### Connecting Clauses

You can also join two contrasting statements into one sentence, separated by a comma. Because these words are still adverbs rather than coordinating conjunctions (like *aber*), they take the first position in the new clause, followed immediately by the verb.

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Connectors of contrast (jedoch, allerdings)

adjective

adverb

auxiliary verb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Definite articles and gender (der, die, das)

Indefinite articles (ein, eine)

Regular verbs and statement word order (ich -e, er -t)

The second person (du -st, Sie -en)

Yes/No questions

The verb 'to have' (habe, hast, hat)

Plural pronouns and regular verbs (wir, ihr, sie)

Plural 'to be' and 'to have' (sind, haben)

Plural nouns and the plural article (die)

Sentence negation (nicht)

Noun negation (kein, keine)

Question words (wer, was, wo, wie)

Numbers 0 to 12 (null, eins, zwei)

The accusative case (den, die, das)

Indefinite accusative articles (einen, keinen)

Direct object pronouns (mich, dich, ihn)

There is / there are (es gibt)

Vowel changes: e to i/ie (er spricht, sie liest)

Vowel changes: a to ä (er fährt)

Weather and conditions (es regnet)

First- and second-person possessives in the nominative (mein, dein, Ihr)

First- and second-person possessives in the accusative (meinen, deinen, Ihren)

Third-person and plural possessives (sein, ihr, unser, euer)

Possession with names (Annas Auto)

Demonstrative pronouns (dieser, diese, dieses)

Expressing preference (gern, lieber)

Asking about direction and origin (woher, wohin)

Expressing ability (können)

Polite requests (möchten)

Expressing intention (wollen)

Modal verbs of obligation and permission (müssen, dürfen)

Separable prefix verbs

Adverbs of frequency (immer, oft, manchmal, nie)

The Dative case and definite articles (dem, der, den)

Dative indefinite and negative articles (einem, einer, keinem)

Dative personal pronouns (mir, dir, ihm, ihr...)

Dative verbs (helfen, danken, gefallen, schmecken)

Dative prepositions (aus, bei, mit, nach...)

Accusative prepositions (für, ohne, gegen)

Two-way prepositions for location (in, an, auf...)

Informal singular imperative (mach, komm)

Plural and formal imperative (macht, machen Sie)

Coordinating conjunctions (und, oder, aber, denn)

Simple past of sein and haben (war, hatte)

The perfect tense: regular verbs (gemacht, gespielt)

Past tense: irregular verbs (ge-...-en)

The perfect tense: mixed verbs (gebracht, gekannt)

The perfect tense with sein (ist gegangen)

The perfect tense: separable verbs (eingekauft)

The perfect tense: inseparable and -ieren verbs (besucht, studiert)

Informal singular commands (mach, lern)

Numbers 13 to 20 (dreizehn to zwanzig)

Counting by tens to 100 (dreißig, vierzig)

Telling time (Uhr, halb, Viertel, vor, nach)

Numbers 21 to 99 (einundzwanzig, zweiunddreißig)

Greetings and farewells

Thank you, sorry and good wishes

Everyday replies

Numbers 100 to 1,000,000 (hundert, tausend...)

Becoming and getting (werden)

The impersonal pronoun (man)

Indefinite pronouns (jemand, niemand...)

Time sequence prepositions (vor, nach, bei)

Time span prepositions (von... bis, seit, für)

Adverbs of sequence (zuerst, dann, danach)

Two-way prepositions for direction (in, auf, an...)

Directional adverbs (hin, her)

Placement verbs (setzen, stellen, legen)

Months of the year (Januar, Februar)

The four seasons (Frühling, Sommer)

Time prepositions and indefinite pronouns (an, in, um)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 19th (am ersten)

Ordinals 20th and beyond (-ste, -sten)

Placement vs. location verbs (stellen vs. stehen)

Accusative reflexive pronouns (mich, dich, sich)

Accusative reflexive verbs (sich freuen)

Dative reflexive pronouns (mir, dir, sich)

Dative reflexive verbs (sich etwas merken)

Ordinal numbers 11th to 19th (-te)

Temporal prepositions (an, in, um)

Double objects with nouns

Double objects with pronouns

The modal verb for advice (sollen)

Simple past of modal verbs (musste, wollte...)

Simple past of common irregulars (wurde, wusste, es gab)

Adverbial connectors of consequence (deshalb, darum...)

Subordinate clauses for statements (dass)

Question	Answer
the event (organized)	die Veranstaltung
however	jedoch
introverted	introvertiert
My partner (f) loves the event. However, I am introverted.	Meine Partnerin liebt die Veranstaltung. Jedoch bin ich introvertiert.
extroverted	extrovertiert
on the other hand, by contrast	dagegen
Anna is extroverted. On the other hand, you are introverted.	Anna ist extrovertiert. Dagegen bist du introvertiert.
the center (focal point)	der Mittelpunkt
the attention	die Aufmerksamkeit
Mia likes standing in the center. On the other hand, I do not like attention.	Mia steht gern im Mittelpunkt. Dagegen mag ich keine Aufmerksamkeit.
the small talk	der Smalltalk
however / admittedly (mind you)	allerdings
superficial	oberflächlich
Many people like small talk. However, we find it superficial.	Viele Leute mögen Smalltalk. Allerdings finden wir ihn oberflächlich.
to establish	knüpfen
One should establish contacts. However, we do not like the small talk.	Man soll Kontakte knüpfen. Jedoch mögen wir den Smalltalk nicht.
The event is interesting. On the other hand, the conversations are superficial.	Die Veranstaltung ist interessant. Dagegen sind die Gespräche oberflächlich.
Many guests are coming today. However, nobody likes standing in the center.	Es kommen heute viele Gäste. Allerdings steht niemand gern im Mittelpunkt.
We are looking forward to it. However, we are not establishing contacts today.	Wir freuen uns darauf. Allerdings knüpfen wir heute keine Kontakte.
the crowd	die Menge
The colleague loves the crowd. However, I prefer to be alone.	Der Kollege liebt die Menge. Allerdings bin ich lieber allein.
You like standing in the center. On the other hand, I do not like the crowd.	Du stehst gern im Mittelpunkt. Dagegen mag ich die Menge nicht.
He is very extroverted, however today he needs no attention.	Er ist sehr extrovertiert, jedoch braucht er heute keine Aufmerksamkeit.